Westmont, Illinois
Westmont is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 24,554.
History
Westmont was developed largely due to the Great Chicago Fire. Following the blaze, Chicago building codes called for all new structures to be built of brick, rather than lumber. The William Gregg Brick Company, located in Westmont, the highest point West of Chicago along the Burlington Northern Railroad. Provided most of the brick used in the rebuilding of the city.
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